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The Branson DeCou Archive consists of digitized images of hand-tinted 3-1/4 x 4 in. glass lantern slides used in years of travel lecture tours covering all countries of the world, from ca. 1920-1941. The physical archive is housed in the library’s Special Collection and Archives department and is divided into 7 series: Photographic Albums, Notebooks and Travelogues, Slides, Photographs, Negatives, Resource Material, and Artifacts. The majority of the materials are arranged into geographic divisions, by country or area. 

Harmful/Sensitive Content Notice: Some digital primary sources may include language or depict actions that are dated, biased, or offensive. These records do not represent the views of the University Library. The intent is not to propagate or legitimize historical or ongoing biases; rather, we firmly believe that these materials provide significant historical evidence to help inform a more complete historical record. The context of the source item -- the circumstances in which these materials were created or compiled -- is critical to fully understand and assess its historical value or purpose as documentary evidence.